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People Business Partner

San Francisco - Hybrid

About the People Business Partner at Headspace:

 The People Business Partner (PBP) team at Headspace is a strategic, impact-driven group that partners with leaders across the organization to design and deliver people strategies that directly support business outcomes. While this Director-level role could flex to support a range of executives or functions over time, we are currently seeking someone to partner with our Commercial Go-To-Market, Marketing, and Care teams—critical engines of growth, member experience, and clinical excellence at Headspace. 

In this highly visible role, you will provide forward-thinking, proactive people partnership in close collaboration with our People Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, People Operations, and DEIB). You will serve as a trusted partner to executive leaders, helping anticipate organizational needs, solve complex people challenges, and design scalable solutions that enable performance, growth, and culture—while advancing our mission to expand access to lifelong mental health support.

What you will do:

  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive and senior leaders across Commercial Go-To-Market, Marketing, and Care organizations, influencing decisions through data, insight, and high emotional intelligence
  • Partner with leaders to translate business strategy into people strategy, driving organizational design, workforce planning, and talent optimization across salaried and hourly populations
  • Lead complex change initiatives including scaling teams, new go-to-market motions, compensation model evolution, and care delivery transformations
  • Champion Headspace values, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all people practices and leader interactions
  • Drive performance management, succession planning, and leadership development strategies to build strong leadership benches and high-performing teams
  • Advise and coach leaders on employee relations, performance challenges, and organizational health with sound judgment and a solutions-oriented mindset
  • Partner closely with Total Rewards on sales compensation design, incentive effectiveness, and equitable pay practices 
  • Support teams with diverse operating models, including revenue-generating sales teams, creative and brand-driven marketing functions, and clinical/mental health provider populations
  • Leverage business insights, data, analytics, and AI-powered tools to improve operational effectiveness, scale impact, scalability, proactive decision-making and deliver proactive people insights
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional People teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact solutions

What you will bring:

Required Skills:

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources or People Business Partnering
  • 5+ years supporting executive or C-level leaders
  • Proven experience partnering with Commercial, Go-To-Market, Sales, Marketing, and comparable business functions.
  • Experience supporting sales compensation plans, incentive structures, and variable pay models
  • Executive-level influencing skills with the ability to drive outcomes
  • Experience supporting both salaried and hourly employee populations across multiple job families
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to assess risk, navigate ambiguity, and deliver practical solutions
  • High emotional intelligence (EQ) with advanced coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Deep knowledge of organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, talent development, and employee relations
  • Proven experience leading organizational change and partnering on complex employee relations matters
  • Experience leveraging people data and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, scale impact, and inform decision-making including a strong working knowledge of AI best practices and demonstrated ability to use AI to uplevel team workflows and effectiveness
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills
  • Experience leading or mentoring other People Business Partners and/or People Team members
  • High proficiency in systems capabilities including HRIS, applicant tracking, excel, AI toolkit, Google Suite, project management tools, etc. Experience with ChartHop is a plus

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience working with or supporting mental health providers, clinicians, or care delivery organizations
  • Background in high-growth, mission-driven, technology-enabled healthcare environments

Location:

This is a hybrid role located in our San Francisco office, working 3 days per week from the office. 

Pay & Benefits:

The anticipated new hire base salary range for this full-time position is $177,100-$230,000 + equity + benefits. 

Our salary ranges are based on the job, level, and location, and reflect the lowest to highest geographic markets where we are hiring for this role within the United States. Within this range, individual compensation is determined by a candidate’s location as well as a range of factors including but not limited to: unique relevant experience, job-related skills, and education or training. 
Your recruiter will provide more details on the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

At Headspace, base salary is but one component of our Total Rewards package. We’re proud of our robust package inclusive of: base salary, stock awards, comprehensive healthcare coverage, monthly wellness stipend, retirement savings match, lifetime Headspace membership, generous parental leave, and more. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process. 

About Headspace

Headspace exists to provide every person access to lifelong mental health support. We combine evidence-based content, clinical care, and innovative technology to help millions of members around the world get support that’s effective, personalized, and truly accessible whenever and wherever they need it.

At Headspace, our values aren’t just what we believe, they’re how we work, grow, and make an impact together. We live them daily: Make the Mission Matter, Iterate to Great, Own the Outcome, and Connect with Courage. These values shape our decisions, guide our collaborations, and define our culture. They’re our shared commitment to building a more connected, human-centered team—one that’s redefining how mental health care supports people today and for generations to come.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

  • A mission that matters—with impact you can see and feel
  • A culture that’s collaborative, inclusive, and grounded in our values
  • The chance to shape what mental health care looks like next
  • Competitive pay and benefits that support your whole self

How we feel about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging:

Headspace is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace. 

*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Headspace. Please inform our Talent team by filling out this form if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application or interview process.

Headspace participates in the E-Verify Program.

Privacy Statement

All member records are protected according to our Privacy Policy. Further, while employees of Headspace (formerly Ginger) cannot access Headspace products/services, they will be offered benefits according to the company's benefit plan. To ensure we are adhering to best practice and ethical guidelines in the field of mental health, we take care to avoid dual relationships. A dual relationship occurs when a mental health care provider has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist relationship—including, for example, a managerial relationship.  

As such, Headspace requests that individuals who have received coaching or clinical services at Headspace wait until their care with Headspace is complete before applying for a position. If someone with a Headspace account is hired for a position, please note their account will be deactivated and they will not be able to use Headspace services for the duration of their employment. 

Further, if Headspace cannot find a role that fails to resolve an ethical issue associated with a dual relationship, Headspace may need to take steps to ensure ethical obligations are being adhered to, including a delayed start date or a potential leave of absence. Such steps would be taken to protect both the former member, as well as any relevant individuals from their care team, from impairment, risk of exploitation, or harm.

For how how we will use the personal information you provide as part of the application process, please see: https://www.headspace.com/applicant-notice

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